Your GQ Summer Wedding Survival Guide

What you wear to a wedding doesn't just depend on the season. You also need to consider the location—and the crowd. Like, are we talking an East Coast prepster fest on a Nantucket beach? Or a Wayfarer-addled hipster bash in a SoHo loft? Here, our foolproof guide to looking your sharpest, wherever you end up on the summer wedding circuit

Whatever your go-to hair stuff, use less of it—do you really want pomade melting on your forehead under a blazing sun? We're not saying head out the door with nothing, just be judicious.

7. Shave Early—and Carefully

Don't wait till an hour before the ceremony to reach for your razor; shave that morning. If you do nick yourself, you've got time to fix it up. "Get really cold water on your face—or run and get a piece of ice," says Van Capizzano, head barber at Freemans Sporting Club in New York City. "The rule of thumb is four minutes of pressure, which will help the blood clot." An alum block will also help.